New music from Berlin: GURR - Riot Girls from the german capital

Really cool female punk band based in Berlin that I saw live some months ago. Current album is called "In My Head" and it's super catchy, full of good vibes and powerful. I love the opening song "Breathless" - listen to it! Their album is available on Spotify:
 


 more info: https://gurrband.bandcamp.com/

Great Show You Need To See: THE CHRIS GETHARD SHOW

Today i wanna introduce an american TV-show that I'm loving alot right now. I found out about it on Youtube because I was checking some BROAD CITY stuff (also a great show!!!) and I randomly saw this great TV-show: THE CHRIS GETHARD SHOW.

Here some reasons why I think it's a must-see:

1. It's a really anti-mainstream show with a quite nerdy, freaky audience
2. at the end of every episode there is a live music band, most of them are pretty good (just to name some examples: Downtown Boys, The Front Bottoms, Screaming Females)
3. the host of the show is Chris Gethard who is a real funny, normal guy
4. the show band is called The LLC and I like them alot (the singer is Chris' wife)
5. the guests of the show who are invited are mostly pretty good comedians, actors etc.
6. TCGS is produced by Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell
7. the whole show is really open-minded, tolerant, punk and DIYish
8. the subjects in the show are really "taken out of life" (depression, family, weird body stuff), also people can call in via skype and talk about their stuff/problems/feelings
9. the characters of the show are awesome (The Human Fish, Murf, Chris' brother etc)

Okay, enough said, now you should really watch it. here are some episodes I recommend. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do:


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Riot Grrrl Movement Is Back - And This Are Some Bands!

Yes, the 90's were great - thanks to awesome bands like Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, Sleater-Kinney and many more who kicked the asses of the male dominated punkrock music scene.

But we also have to face the great present bands who definitely represent the modern Riot-Girl-Movement of the 21st century. I am always more than happy to find out about a "new" female fronted band that I never heard before. I wanna present you some of the bands I like alot:

Downtown Boys

the band from Providence was titled "America's Most Exciting Punk Band" by the Rolling Stone

To my surprise they play in Berlin soon: 25.05.2016 Berlin, DE - Bei Ruth 

Sheer Mag

the band from Philadelphia plays 70's stylish rock and punk music which has alot rhythm!

Sheer Mag played a show in Berlin some months ago in a self-governing punk location.

Tacocat

a feminist pop punk band from Seattle who got great catchy songs!

Tacocat played some months ago in Berlin at Schokoladen and it was super fun.

Jawbreaker Reunion
three-piece-band from New York plays wonderful poppunk music. I really love their song "Tearing Down Posters"

So I know these bands are not really "new" and I did not discover them (of course not!) but I just had the feeling to put them kinda together to show what a great new wave of female bands we have nowadays! If you miss a good band that I should know, feel free to post a comment below! Thanks :)

PUP - new songs and concert in berlin

Yes, PUP will come again and this makes me really happy because this time I can go with my beloved Jordi. Last time he could not join so I let the band sign the debut record for him. And yes, he was happy about that! :)

Anyway, the great great punk band will be here in exactly one month! (19.4.2016)

The show will be at Cassiopeia and the support band is also a big highlight for us: MODERN BASEBALL!!! It's gonna be soo great!

Album-Stream: The Thermals - "We Disappear" & Interview-Reminder

One of my all-time-favorite bands THE THERMALS got a new record - it will be out 25th march.

You can stream the whole album "We Disappear" here: http://www.visions.de/news/24660/VISIONS-Premiere-The-Thermals-streamen-neues-Album-We-Disappear

and also some songs here: https://soundcloud.com/saddlecreek

Until may 2016 the band will tour in the US, but probably they'll come to europe and germany soon to present their new record. I've already seen them once in Berlin @ Bi Nuu and it was really amazing. Great band!

In addition to that I remind you of my interview with Kathy of The Thermals that I did via mail in 2013 before their berlin show: 

INTERVIEW WITH KATHY/THE THERMALS

Finally! ROYAL HEADACHE COMING TO GERMANY/BERLIN

Best news of today: One of my fav bands is coming to Berlin this summer. Im talking about ROYAL HEADACHE from Sydney.
As the band posted today on Facebook they start their first european tour in may 2016. HERE is the official poster:

Im glad Berlin is on the list too because RH is on my "concert-wishlist" for a long time.

ROYAL HEADACHE LIVE
JUNE 09
BERLIN
TIEFGRUND
(not really a big place, you better get tickets before it's sold out)

Need to listen: JAWBREAKER REUNION